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This chapter is also all mine... ;)
Chapter 9
My baby girl
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The first thing Vera noticed when her eyes fluttered open was the time. As her eyes landed on her watch, she calculated how long she had been out. Crap! She had been unconscious for at least six hours! The second she noticed was that both her hands were free. She wasn't tied up any longer, so Vera instantly examined her wrists and saw that someone had patched them up. As her mind brought her back, Vera remembered how she had tugged at her restraints, causing the skin on her wrists to break.
It still burned like a bitch, but it was nothing compared to the splitting head ache she had right now. She felt as if her head was about to explode any minute now. While massaging her temples carefully, Vera felt a gut-wrenching pain shoot through her heart, the feeling so gnawing and unbearable, making her want to scream aloud…
That blond man… he was the one who was responsible for her father's murder! As the images of her dead father plagued her once more, Vera sobbed softly.
"Daddy." Was all she could say at the moment.
As the minutes crept by, Vera lied on the bed with a hand over her heart. She missed her father so much right now. Why?
What did her father ever do to that blond man?! Vera's father was such a good man… he didn't deserve to die like that. Nobody did…
At the moment she wanted nothing more than to wallow in her own misery, feeling sorry for herself. However, Vera knew she shouldn't. She had to at least try to get out. As her eyes fluttered shut, she ordered herself to toughen up!
Someone— well, of course she meant Bucky, had taught Vera not to let her emotions overpower her no matter how terrifying or difficult the situation. By allowing it to do so, Vera could make mistakes and get herself in more trouble or even hurt.
At that, Vera cleared her throat and frantically wiped away her tears.' Toughen up, Vera!' Was what she demanded from herself, attempting with all her might to tuck away her damn feelings, while doing her best to gather her courage.
Vera then sat up and scanned her surroundings. She was in a small room, but this one was cleaner than the first one she was in. As her eyes darted around she noticed the scarce furniture; there was the bed she was sitting on, a chair and a small table.
On said table was a bottle of water and also juice. Besides the drinks, Vera also saw a bowl with a lid on it. She assumed that food was in it. Vera was hungry at the moment, but wasn't sure if her stomach would hold the food if she would eat.
She was way too nervous, on edge and terrified...
As her eyes darted towards the bottle of water once more, Vera licked her lips. Boy, she was so thirsty! It felt as if she hadn't drunk anything in ages! It dawned on her at that moment that her throat felt so freaking dry.
Vera was suspicious of the food and water. However, she didn't think her captor would poison her or something.
They kept her in here, because they wanted… needed her. If that was not the case, she wouldn't be here right now. The heartless blond man surely would've given the order to murder her!
As a sigh escaped her lips, Vera decided not to overthink it and got up from the small bed. She then grabbed the bottled water and took a few swigs from it. Aaah… that feels nice… She was really thirsty without even realizing it.
At that, Vera drank the bottle till it was empty. After throwing the bottle in the trashcan, she looked around and noticed that there was just that one door and no window… not at all.
Crap!
As a sigh escaped her lips, Vera thought about Natasha, worrying about her friend immensely.
"God, let her be OK." She prayed.
At that moment Vera wished that Bucky or the others had already found and helped Natasha." Please, let her be OK." She whispered, and took a seat in the chair, while massaging her neck (where the dart from the tranquilizer gun had pierced on her skin hours ago)
Vera let out a deep breath and couldn't help but think about the one she missed more than anyone right now.
Bucky…
His kind, clear blue eyes were imprinted into her mind, just the thought of not seeing those anymore too difficult for Vera to bear right now.
No! She shouldn't think that negative! She had to be positive… Bucky and the others will come and get her out of this hellhole. Vera's eyes fluttered shut and couldn't help thinking back on the time she met Bucky till the day he left for that mission…
She had spent all this time alone with him in that red brick house, and of course she knew he was off limits… God, did she know that!
However, like the song; the heart wants what it wants...
Vera then whispered. "And right now my heart wanted Bu…" she said, but instantly stopped when the door swung open.
She immediately got up from the chair, took her stance, prepared to defend herself. Vera watched as a guard pushed an older woman inside the room and after that, slamming the door shut.
Vera's eyes darted from the door towards the woman, her brows furrowed." Lady, are you OK?" she asked, and watched as the woman turned her face.
The woman looked at Vera, her eyes widening like she recognized her." Oh my God…V… Vera?" the woman said, as tears pooled in her pretty grey eyes.
Vera shook her head and tried her very best, but she didn't recognize the older woman. She then helped the woman get on her feet and gestured her to sit in the chair.
"Sit please, I'll get you something to drink." Vera said, and walked over to the small table to grab the juice.
The whole time, the brunette just stared at Vera, her grey eyes observing and following her nonstop. It was like the older woman couldn't get enough of looking at Vera. She had a longing look in her eyes, as if she had finally found what she had been looking for, relief and disbelief written on her beautiful face.
"Drink this. You look like you haven't had anything t…" Vera offered, but stopped mid-sentence because the woman grabbed the bottle and began drinking the liquid like her life depended on it.
She finished the juice within minutes, and then she locked eyes with Vera once more." Thank you so much, Vera dear."
As those two last words reached Vera's ears, something inside her head clicked. She concentrated, trying her best to remember why the words sounded so familiar… it was not so much those words… no, it was more the manner that Vera recognized.
However, no matter how hard Vera tried, she couldn't place the woman or her voice.
As a sigh escaped her lips, Vera closed the gap between them and looked the older woman straight in the eyes. (Even her eyes looked so familiar)
"Lady, I have to ask… who are you? Do I know you from somewhere?" Vera asked, while she furrowed her brows, still attempting to dig into her mind, wanting desperately to know who this brunette was, but it was like something was blocking her memories.
As a lonely tear rolled down the woman's cheek, she asked, her voice trembling heavily." Don't… baby girl, don't you recognize me? It's me…"
She shook her head at that, while observing the woman's whole demeanor.
Vera still didn't know what these people( HYDRA) wanted from her and she had made it very clear to the tall, blond man that she would never help him or his cause.
Bucky had taught Vera to never trust anyone —especially strangers. This woman was a stranger; one Vera felt she should not trust at all. But then again, why did she look at Vera in that manner, like the woman recognized and knew her?
Vera knew that she had to be very cautious around strangers, especially this one. That much Vera learned from her friend… well, crush was the proper name for it…
Bucky had prepared her for a lot of things and not only taught her to fight and defend herself. He had also taught Vera how to asses and handle situations such as this one. As she observed the brunette from head to toe, Vera noticed how well groomed the woman was.
Yeah, she looked a bit disheveled, her mascara smudged and her grey eyes red and puffy. However, Vera's gut told her to be very cautious, red flags popping inside her head at that moment.
The older woman then got on her feet also and smiled through her tears. She slowly brought a hand towards Vera, making her flinch.
"Why? I… I uhmm, I am not gonna hurt you, baby girl." The older woman said, her eyes pleading." It's me…"
Vera's chest heaved, as her eyes locked on the woman." Who… who are you?" she asked, her voice a mere whisper, as if Vera was afraid to hear the answer to that question.
"It's me… I'm your mother, Vera." Were the words that tumbled from her pale lips.
Vera swallowed at hearing that, her heart thumping wildly against her chest. All kinds of different emotions washed over her, disbelief in her pretty grey eyes…
She shook her head furiously at that." N-noo… no. My mom she… I…" Vera said, unable to process those words, her brain at the moment almost imploding in her head.
The older woman nodded and touched Vera's cheek." It's true, my baby girl. It's me. Mommy."
Vera gasped for air, feeling a panic attack near. She hadn't seen her mom since she was five, almost six years old! No, no, no, no, no. This couldn't be her mom!
All of this was that blond man's doing! Maybe… maybe Vera was not really awake right now! Maybe this was a disgusting trick to get her to do what they wanted from her!
No… this was most definitely not real. The woman in front of her was not her mom! Maybe this woman was a shape-shifter? Those creatures do exist, right?!
Or Vera was hallucinating at the moment… maybe they spiked the water.
Shit! She shouldn't have drunk said water.
However, no one else had ever called Vera baby girl… only her mother had done that. So… if this moment right now was a dream or a trick, how in the hell did they know how her mother used to call her all those years ago? It was an endearment only used by her mom…
As the woman caressed Vera's locks, she smiled sadly." Of course you've forgotten about me…" she commented." But I assure you, Vera. I am your mother."
Vera took a step back at that, opening the gap between them and was just about to ask the woman a question, when she heard gun shots and an ear deafening explosion!
"Get down!" Vera shouted.
Without hesitation, she jumped at the older woman, bringing the both of them down.
Vera lied down on the bedroom floor and waited. She remembered Bucky's instructions very well…
If she was captured and when he and the others came to get her out, Vera had to stay put! Bucky, Nat, Sam or Steve was going to find her…
In a situation like this, Vera knew that she shouldn't go out there. They were fighting the men who called themselves HYDRA. Well, that's what one of the thugs had told her, before the blond tall man had spoken to Vera hours ago.
She had rolled her eyes at the thug, because he said it with such pride in his voice… Then the man repeated two words that instantly made Vera's skin crawl, "Hail HYDRA!" he had chanted with such conviction and pride.
So, here she was still lying low on the cold bedroom floor with the woman who called herself her mother next to her.
"Maybe we should try to get out," the woman suggested." They will be too busy fighting each other to notice us escaping."
Vera shook her head furiously," No! I have to stay and wait," she pointed out." He will… I mean Bucky will come and get me."
"No, what if HYDRA overpowers your friends?" the woman asked, the tone of her voice low.
At that, Vera glared at the woman," No! Buc… my friends will get m…" she began but was cut off by the door.
Vera was startled, as the door got broken down by a force…
As her grey eyes darted upwards, Vera was not surprised at all by the one who had kicked down said door. In her previous experience with Bucky on the first night in the safe house, he had also broken down the bathroom door...
So… no surprise there, when Vera instantly locked on a pair of relieved looking, clear blue eyes.
"Vera," was the only thing that tumbled from his lips.
In a blink of an eye Bucky knelled in front of her and offered Vera his metal hand. (He had a semi-automatic rifle in the right one)
As his eyes locked onto hers, Vera's heart thumped wildly against her rib cage, her throat closing up, while stubborn tears pooled in her eyes. She really thought that she'd never see those beautiful blue eyes again… and touch the cold metal of his fingers.
Vera cleared her throat, and said, "Bucky… I was so afraid. I thought that I…" she began, but was cut off by Sam.
"Hey, you two love birds! We have to go! Now!" he shouted, and charged at one of HYDRA's many men.
Note: So... can Vera trust the woman who calls herself Vera's mother?
Thanks for reading! :)
J
